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7 theatre picks for June

7 theatre picks for June

Twiddling your fingers this June? Switch off your TV set – here are seven less boring theatre things instead.


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Review: The Norman Conquests at the Liverpool Playhouse

Review: The Norman Conquests at the Liverpool Playhouse

The Norman Conquests is a welcome revival of a play and genre that is at once familiar and unfamiliar.


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Review: Mary Shelley at the Playhouse

Review: Mary Shelley at the Playhouse

A Regency-era soap opera with a twist – the protagonists are some of British literature’s finest fuck-ups.


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7 Liverpool theatre picks for April

7 Liverpool theatre picks for April

Shakespeare, giants, improv and more – here are our seven picks for Liverpool theatre in April.


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Review: Henry V at the Liverpool Playhouse

Review: Henry V at the Liverpool Playhouse

A surprisingly multi-faceted production of Henry V should have even Shakespeare doubters convinced.


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Review: Swallows and Amazons at the Playhouse

Review: Swallows and Amazons at the Playhouse

Swallows and Amazons is a delight not despite its innocence and lack of side, but because of it.


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Review: Oedipussy at the Liverpool Playhouse

Review: Oedipussy at the Liverpool Playhouse

Risque, ribald and riotous? Naturally, but Oedipussy is a guilty pleasure – if you can suspend your disbelief.


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Review: A Streetcar Named Desire at the Playhouse

Review: A Streetcar Named Desire at the Playhouse

A Streetcar Named Desire is, perhaps, the Playhouse’s most complete production we’ve ever seen – and features a performance people will talk about for a long time.


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Review: Mogadishu at the Liverpool Playhouse

Review: Mogadishu at the Liverpool Playhouse

Mogadishu’s gripping portrayal of modern school life is fast, furious and funny – but flawed.


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Seven Liverpool theatre picks for February

Seven Liverpool theatre picks for February

February brings a raft of new productions, from a world premiere to the first efforts of new Liverpool theatre companies to the Playhouse’s new blockbuster. Opera glasses at the ready – here are seven theatre picks for the next month.


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The SevenStreets Christmas Quiz

The SevenStreets Christmas Quiz

We have a quiz to test every inch of your intellect – and get you out the house too. At stake? Some brill Liverpool-related prizes….


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Review: The Rock’N'Roll Panto at the Playhouse

Review: The Rock’N'Roll Panto at the Playhouse

It just wouldn’t be Christmas without the Rock’N'Roll pantomime – but would Cinderella be the same without the Everyman?


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The Ladykillers: Review

The Ladykillers: Review

A triumphant way to usher in the next hundred years? Or did the Playhouse’s latest production die on its feet? Jamie Bowman reviews The Ladykillers.


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The Swallowing Dark Review

The Swallowing Dark Review

Another glowing batch of reviews for Lizzie Nunnery – and another sign that this Liverpool songwriter and dramatist is the one to watch.


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Review: Tartuffe at The Playhouse

Review: Tartuffe at The Playhouse

Look, we’re not even going to attempt a single rhyming couplet in this review. How could we, when we’ve just sat through a masterclass?


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Review: Matt Berry at the Kazimier

Review: Matt Berry at the Kazimier

— Matt Berry comes to the Kazimier with his set of psych-folk and tracks from his new album, Kill The Wolf.

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